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In this episode of The True Form Podcast, I’m joined by Tom Swales, physiotherapist, strength coach, and creator of the Advanced Movement Therapist (AMT) system.

We explore how the nervous system influences pain, movement, recovery, and long-term performance and why so many people stay stuck despite stretching more, training harder, or chasing the latest fitness trend.

Tom shares why breathing is the foundation of all movement, how pain is often driven by the nervous system rather than damaged tissues, and what most people are getting wrong in the gym when they train for intensity instead of longevity.

This conversation is for:

• Anyone dealing with persistent pain or stiffness
• People are confused by the fitness industry and what to focus on
• Coaches, trainers, and clinicians who want better results without overcomplicating things

In this episode, we cover:

• Why pain isn’t always a tissue problem
• How the nervous system shapes movement and healing
• The role of breathing and safety in recovery
• Training for longevity instead of breakdown
• Simple ways to move better and feel better

🎧 Listen to the full episode and start building a body that works with your nervous system, not against it.

Tom is also offering a FREE masterclass:
“8 Neurohacks for Rapid Client Results” provides practical tools to reduce pain and improve movement in 60 seconds or less.

👉 Access here: https://www.amtcertified.ca/neuro-hacks-registration-form

🔗 Connect with Tom
Website: https://www.amtcertified.ca
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swales.tom
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TommySwales
LinkedIn: Tom Swales

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This is a solo reflection episode to kick off the year.

After a year of deep conversations on The True Form Podcast, I wanted to pause and ask a simple question:

What actually stuck?

Not what sounded good in the moment, but the lessons I’ve carried into my daily life. The ones that changed how I think, train, work, date, manage stress, and present myself as a person.

In this episode, I reflect on conversations around:

• Responsibility and self-awareness
• Stress, trauma, and nervous system health
• Fitness beyond workouts
• Dating, vulnerability, and authenticity
• Purpose, presence, and cutting through the noise

This isn’t a highlight reel or a recap of every episode.
It’s an honest look at what a year of listening, learning, and applying has taught me and how those lessons are helping me find my true form.

If you’ve been listening along, I’d love to hear:
What lesson stuck with you most this year?

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A conversation with Kristine Genovese on stress, emotion, purpose, and the deeper patterns shaping health.

Many people are doing all the “right” things for their health, training consistently, eating well, managing their routines... yet still feel stuck, disconnected, or out of alignment.

In this conversation, I sit down with Kristine Genovese, creator of the Soul Intelligence method, to explore what might be missing beneath the surface. We talk about the role of stress and emotion in the body, how unprocessed experiences can shape behaviour and physical health, and why inner alignment may be just as important as discipline and consistency.

This episode isn’t about quick fixes or replacing medical care. It’s an exploration of awareness, self-connection, and simple practices that help people better understand what their body and nervous system are communicating, so health becomes more intentional, sustainable, and personal.

Work with Kristine Genovese
Website: www.soulintelligencemethod.com
My book--https://bit.ly/soul-intelligence-book-amazon It's also available on Kindle & Audible https://bit.ly/soul-intelligence-book-audible

00:00 Why “doing everything right” still doesn’t always work
06:30 What we mean by inner alignment (and why it matters)
13:45 Stress, emotion, and the body’s hidden signals
22:30 The idea behind Soul Intelligence
33:00 A simple exercise to feel alignment in real time
45:30 Self-care, boundaries, and letting go of “shoulds”
56:30 Integrating inner work with everyday health habits

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#healthandhealing
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What if everything you’ve been told about foot pain, footwear, and insoles is wrong?
In this episode of The True Form Podcast, Jack sits down with podiatrist and biomechanics specialist Thien Trinh to unpack the messy truth about foot pain, plantar fasciitis, barefoot shoes, and why the footwear and medical industries keep getting it wrong.

Thien is not your typical podiatrist. From growing up in a refugee family to appearing on Shark Tank, he’s built a mission-driven business around one core idea: if you fix the foundation, you change the whole system. That means rethinking the way we walk, the shoes we wear, the insoles we’re sold, and how chronic foot pain is treated across the board.

We cover everything from gait retraining and chronic pain to integrity in business, copycat products, and why he’s betting everything on designing a new kind of shoe for the modern world.

If you care about long-term health, movement, and actually being able to walk pain-free as you age, this episode will change the way you think about your feet.

In This Episode, We Discuss:
- Why feet are the most neglected part of modern health
- How walking is a skill most of us were never taught
- Why the “soft cushioning fixes pain” story is deeply flawed
- The truth about plantar fasciitis and chronic foot pain
- Barefoot vs cushioning: what the barefoot movement gets right (and wrong)
- Why most orthotics are over-rigid, expensive, and misused
- How cork-based insoles can support natural mechanics instead of splinting the foot
- Thien’s family story: refugee roots, integrity, and entrepreneurship
- What Shark Tank changed about his life, confidence, and mission
- The problem with copycat products and surface-level marketing
- Why he doesn’t charge for follow-ups and still reads every review

His upcoming footwear line and how he’s designing shoes for real human movement on modern surfaces

About Thien Trinh

Thien Trinh is an Australian podiatrist and biomechanics specialist who has spent almost two decades treating chronic foot pain in-clinic. Frustrated by the failure of conventional orthotics and footwear to address root causes, he began hand-building his own cork-based insoles and ultimately took his solution to Shark Tank. Today, he creates education, products, and soon footwear, all built around one aim: helping people walk, move, and live without being controlled by foot pain.

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Why do so many high performers hit their goals yet still feel empty?
In this powerful episode, Inner Transformational Coach Eddie Truong breaks down the truth behind achievement, burnout, and the constant chase for “more.”

Eddie shares his journey from leaving Vietnam at 18 on a full-ride scholarship, to battling depression and isolation in the U.S., to discovering the deep inner work that transformed his life. Today, he coaches executives, founders, and high achievers using his ERA Framework: Empowerment, Rediscovery, and Awakening.

We dive into:
• Why success doesn’t create happiness
• How to stop attaching your identity to goals
• The surprising power of acknowledgment over compliments
• Why transformation starts within, not in external achievements
• How to reconnect with your “highest self”
• Daily practices for emotional clarity and mental resilience
• Why gratitude is one of the strongest tools for inner peace

If you’ve ever hit a milestone and wondered, “Why doesn’t this feel the way I thought it would?” this episode will change the way you see success forever.

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Why is modern healthcare still failing millions of people, and what can we do about it? With Daniel Rudyak from ReadyXR
In this episode, Daniel Rudyak (investor, operator, and co-founder of ReadyRx) joins Jack to break down the real drivers of longevity and why preventative health matters more than ever.

Daniel shares his powerful personal story: supporting his father through MS and cancer, navigating his fiancée’s misdiagnosis, and witnessing firsthand the limits of a reactive healthcare system. This experience inspired him to build ReadyRx, a national longevity platform focused on peptides, GLP-1s, NAD+ therapy, personalised supplementation, and data-driven health insights.

You’ll learn:

• Why our healthcare system keeps missing early warning signs
• The truth about GLP-1s (who should use them, common mistakes, and long-term consequences)
• How peptides and NAD+ therapy fit into longevity
• Why stress is silently destroying people’s health
• What Blue Zones get right about community, diet, and healthy ageing
• How to use data, wearables, and tracking to prevent disease before it starts
• The future of personalised health and AI-driven medicine

Whether you’re interested in longevity, biohacking, GLP-1s, or simply improving your quality of life, this conversation will give you practical, clear, evidence-informed insights you can apply today.

Connect with ReadyRX;

readyrx.com

Read the blog post for a full breakdown of the episode. https://podcast.trueformpodcast.com/blog

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Most people think better health comes from tightening up their training and nutrition. But what happens when you’re already doing everything right—eating well, exercising consistently, hitting your steps, and your body still crashes?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr Nupur Nag, a research academic and lifestyle medicine expert who has lived through chronic illness, burnout, and extreme dietary restriction, even while she was studying the science behind health.

Together, we unpack the 8 lifestyle pillars that influence your brain and body, why stress quietly overrides all your good habits, and why many “healthy” people still feel anxious, fatigued, inflamed, or stuck.

We cover:

Why chronic stress rewires the brain and how to reverse it

The 15-year mistake Nupur made by focusing only on food

Why training harder won’t fix a dysregulated nervous system

The 8 pillars of lifestyle medicine and how to apply them to real life

How loneliness, lack of purpose, and poor sleep affect neurological health

Why small, consistent actions always beat restriction and perfection

Nupur’s work using AI and precision health to help people change behaviour

This episode is honest, deeply practical, and full of lessons you can apply today, especially if you’re someone who “looks healthy” but doesn’t feel healthy.

Connect with Dr Nupur Nag:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=llP_DoYAAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nupur-nag/

https://youtu.be/GL0sz29etkI?si=Jl5PPjVt4BBcOyJs

https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/2820-nupur-nag

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Read the blog post for a full breakdown of the episode. https://podcast.trueformpodcast.com/blog

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https://youtu.be/a26x45h3_rc

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In this episode, I sit down with Tez, a Vietnamese-Australian optometrist, eldest daughter of immigrant parents, and someone who has rebuilt her life more than once.
We talk about what it really feels like to “start again” in your 30s, not from a place of failure, but from a deep knowing that the life you were living was no longer true to who you are.
Tez shares the story of ending her engagement, navigating cultural and family expectations, building a business from scratch, and ultimately choosing to let it all go when it no longer aligned. We explore what happens when self-trust breaks, how to rebuild it slowly, and how to recognise the difference between staying because you’re scared to leave… or leaving because you’re finally ready to choose yourself.
This is a conversation about the quiet turning points.The ones no one applauds.The ones that change everything.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re “supposed” to have it all figured out by now or that you’ve built a life that looks right from the outside but doesn’t feel right on the inside, this one will meet you exactly where you are.

Connect with Tez:
@teatalkswithtez @eyelaboptometrist

Want the quick takeaways?
Read the blog post for a full breakdown of the episode. https://podcast.trueformpodcast.com/blog

🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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